Wiggins, MS town hall & government
Wiggins spent $7.8 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,809 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Wiggins's government.
Where Wiggins's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 36%
- Property taxes 17%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Utility sales 12%
- From the federal government 9%
- Sales taxes 6%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Wiggins
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wiggins didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Stone County School District
Wiggins's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal
- Local 29%
- State 53%
- Federal 18%
Of the $10,733 per pupil, $6,292 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Wiggins kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wiggins pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Wiggins's government
Who represents Wiggins
Wiggins is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.